The UK’s micro business population is booming. Defined as firms with 0-9 employees, there are now 5m such businesses in the UK, up from 3.5m in 2000. In contrast, the populations of all other firm sizes have either increased only marginally or fallen over the same period. The result is that micro businesses today account...

This paper outlines key issues for an inquiry into the barriers to setting up, transferring and closing a business, and invites submissions from the public. Overview In undertaking this inquiry, the Commission has been asked by the Australian Government to conduct a broad ranging investigation and to specifically investigate, analyse and propose recommendations on: The...

This discussion paper forms the basis of the Government’s consultation on Crowd-sourced equity funding (CSEF). It seeks feedback on aspects of potential CSEF models, including a model recommended by the Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee in a report on CSEF released in June 2014, as well as a model similar to that recently implemented in...

This report shows that those using online craft marketplaces appear to differ from conventional business owners in many ways – not just in terms of who they are and where they come from, but also how they run their businesses and interact with customers and other shop owners.

The ACCC is committed to protecting the interests of small businesses. This twice-yearly report provides a summary of the ACCC’s work in the small business sector.